SOME KIN AIN'T BLOOD: A Women’s History Month Letter to the Women Who Made Me

SOME KIN AIN'T BLOOD: A Women’s History Month Letter to the Women Who Made Me

SOME KIN AIN'T BLOOD: A Women’s History Month Letter to the Women Who Made MeCher Terais
Published on: 25/03/2026

After finishing Kin by Tayari Jones, Cher Terais reflects on Black girlhood, chosen family, mother wounds, grief, and the women who help shape us.

some kin ain’t bloodBlack womanhoodchosen familyWomen’s History Monthmother daughter relationshipsgrief and healingTayari JonesKin bookBlack girlhoodliterary reflectionpersonal essayfriendship and healingstorytelling and healingBlack women writersemotional healing
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Zora, Janie, and Choosing Ourselves — Always

Zora, Janie, and Choosing Ourselves — Always

Zora, Janie, and Choosing Ourselves — AlwaysCher Terais
Published on: 25/02/2026

A reflection on Zora Neale Hurston, Black literary legacy, and the power of seeing Black women’s love, longing, and interior lives honored on the page.

Zora Neale HurstonBlack women writersBlack literary legacyTheir Eyes Were Watching GodBlack womanhoodBlack women in literatureBlack love stories
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